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Bunnahabhain

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2. Need to dig deeper

Reply to kimbutgar (Original post)

Tue Jul 30, 2013, 01:29 PM

Jul 2013

I'll just use your first company listed, MCD, as the example. The McDonald corporation only owns about 15% of all stores the rest being owned by franchisees. So pointing out MCD's profits is irrelevant for 85% of the stores.

Your second example, Dominos, has around 5000 stores in the US and only about 450 are corporate owned.

So while the issue of higher wages is an important one to talk about what you are using as "proof" is not relevant. Sorry.

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Corporate greed and why don't fast food restaurants pay more [View all] kimbutgar Jul 2013 OP

main reason not to eat there: unhealthy food full of salt, fat, sugar (pfcs) nt msongs Jul 2013 #1

Need to dig deeper Bunnahabhain Jul 2013 #2

I knew someone who owned a franchise and they had to give a percentage of their profit kimbutgar Jul 2013 #3

Yes, that's how franchising works Bunnahabhain Jul 2013 #4

You are spot on, pay no attention to the dodge. Rex Jul 2013 #5

Except Bunnahabhain Jul 2013 #6

YUM is Yum! Brands KamaAina Jul 2013 #7

Jack In The Box threatened to leave San Jose if we raised the minimum wage to $10/hour KamaAina Jul 2013 #8